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Number of people not using improved sanitation facilities

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  1. 1Ethiopia107.14M
  2. 2India97.69M
  3. 3Nigeria84.29M
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.72.02M
  5. 5Pakistan51.63M
  6. 6Tanzania29.04M
  7. 7Uganda28.95M
  8. 8Bangladesh20.55M
  9. 9Niger19.86M
  10. 10Madagascar19.76M
  11. 11Mozambique19.36M
  12. 12Kenya17.81M
  13. 13Chad16.5M
  14. 14Brazil15.89M
  15. 15Sudan15.27M
  16. 16Indonesia14.82M
  17. 17Yemen, Rep.13.4M
  18. 18Afghanistan13.39M
  19. 19China12.25M
  20. 20Russian Federation11.27M
  21. 21Cameroon10.31M
  22. 22Cote d'Ivoire9.95M
  23. 23South Sudan9.28M
  24. 24Ghana9.25M
  25. 25Burkina Faso8.71M
  26. 26Zambia8.51M
  27. 27Benin8.23M
  28. 28Mali7.92M
  29. 29Myanmar7.66M
  30. 30Papua New Guinea7.47M
  31. 31Somalia, Fed. Rep.6.87M
  32. 32Burundi5.93M
  33. 33Haiti5.73M
  34. 34Zimbabwe5.7M
  35. 35Guinea5.51M
  36. 36Malawi5.22M
  37. 37South Africa4.99M
  38. 38Togo4.89M
  39. 39Philippines4.59M
  40. 40Morocco4.06M
  41. 41Peru3.89M
  42. 42Senegal3.74M
  43. 43Central African Republic3.7M
  44. 44Sierra Leone3.5M
  45. 45Guatemala3.21M
  46. 46Liberia2.79M
  47. 47Viet Nam2.47M
  48. 48Egypt, Arab Rep.2.1M
  49. 49Romania1.75M
  50. 50Mauritania1.65M
  51. 51Algeria1.54M
  52. 52Bolivia1.5M
  53. 53Colombia1.46M
  54. 54Namibia1.43M
  55. 55United States1.32M
  56. 56Cambodia1.3M
  57. 57Guinea-Bissau1.16M
  58. 58Gambia, The1.11M
  59. 59Lesotho766,187.1
  60. 60Honduras739,787.2
  61. 61Iraq688,441.8
  62. 62Lao PDR678,318.5
  63. 63Gabon608,405.7
  64. 64Nepal598,886.9
  65. 65Canada561,209.6
  66. 66Uzbekistan504,261.7
  67. 67Solomon Islands486,802.2
  68. 68Venezuela, RB455,743
  69. 69Panama433,952.8
  70. 70Mongolia404,343.1
  71. 71Hong Kong SAR, China383,026.5
  72. 72Ecuador352,322.7
  73. 73Dominican Republic346,349
  74. 74Turkiye344,037
  75. 75Libya342,076.8
  76. 76Georgia322,615.4
  77. 77Botswana269,065.5
  78. 78Moldova248,973.9
  79. 79Comoros234,424.3
  80. 80Rwanda206,206.4
  81. 81Cuba191,010.3
  82. 82Ireland179,052.3
  83. 83Timor-Leste176,117.8
  84. 84Armenia154,503.7
  85. 85Korea, Rep.139,971.1
  86. 86Serbia138,611.2
  87. 87Eswatini135,382.6
  88. 88United Kingdom118,884
  89. 89Sao Tome and Principe107,260.2
  90. 90Latvia98,651.8
  91. 91Tunisia95,207.7
  92. 92Jordan91,048.4
  93. 93Vanuatu89,649.3
  94. 94Saudi Arabia75,900.1
  95. 95El Salvador75,816.8
  96. 96Thailand75,669.4
  97. 97Japan70,151.1
  98. 98Lithuania61,534.6
  99. 99Sri Lanka60,194.9
  100. 100Azerbaijan59,330.1
  101. 101Sweden58,842.2
  102. 102Cabo Verde52,851.5
  103. 103Kiribati49,495.8
  104. 104Costa Rica45,009.2
  105. 105Syrian Arab Republic40,638.8
  106. 106Jamaica36,541.1
  107. 107Paraguay33,928.9
  108. 108Belize30,320.3
  109. 109Suriname24,936.7
  110. 110United Arab Emirates22,976.8
  111. 111Belarus20,975.2
  112. 112Bhutan20,708.2
  113. 113Trinidad and Tobago20,080.7
  114. 114Slovenia17,112.6
  115. 115West Bank and Gaza15,291.2
  116. 116Turkmenistan15,230.6
  117. 117Uruguay13,976.6
  118. 118Montenegro12,115.4
  119. 119Mauritius10,081.1
  120. 120North Macedonia9,895
  121. 121Ukraine8,766.6
  122. 122Italy8,579.6
  123. 123Israel7,502.6
  124. 124Cyprus7,094.6
  125. 125French Polynesia7,017.3
  126. 126Grenada6,025.1
  127. 127Cayman Islands4,928.9
  128. 128Albania3,798.3
  129. 129Estonia3,794.9
  130. 130Marshall Islands3,566.2
  131. 131Guyana2,923.1
  132. 132Austria2,544.8
  133. 133Slovak Republic2,542.6
  134. 134Qatar1,934.3
  135. 135Tonga1,555.1
  136. 136Guam1,345
  137. 137Aruba1,253.6
  138. 138Samoa1,009.8
  139. 139American Samoa730.2
  140. 140Virgin Islands (U.S.)629.2
  141. 141Turks and Caicos Islands600.6
  142. 142Naoero428.6
  143. 143Antigua and Barbuda369.7
  144. 144Tuvalu299.6
  145. 145Kyrgyz Republic188.6
  146. 146Palau172.5
  147. 147Northern Mariana Islands106.9
  148. 148Netherlands82.1
  149. 149Luxembourg42.9
  150. 150Bermuda37.7
  151. 151Liechtenstein19.9
  152. 152Bulgaria13.4
  153. 153Belgium6.3
  154. 154Finland1.7
  155. 155Chile1.5
  156. 156Barbados0
  157. 156Fiji0
  158. 156Spain0
  159. 156Denmark0
  160. 156Germany0
  161. 156Czechia0
  162. 156Switzerland0
  163. 156Brunei Darussalam0
  164. 156Bahrain0
  165. 156Australia0
  166. 156Andorra0
  167. 156France0
  168. 156Gibraltar0
  169. 156Maldives0
  170. 156Kuwait0
  171. 156Mexico0
  172. 156Monaco0
  173. 156Kazakhstan0
  174. 156Macao SAR, China0
  175. 156Hungary0
  176. 156Lebanon0
  177. 156Greece0
  178. 156Malta0
  179. 156Isle of Man0
  180. 156St. Martin (French part)0
  181. 156Iceland0
  182. 156Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  183. 156New Caledonia0
  184. 156Norway0
  185. 156Singapore0
  186. 156Portugal0
  187. 156San Marino0
  188. 156Seychelles0
  189. 156Puerto Rico (US)0
  190. 156New Zealand0
  191. 156Oman0
  192. 156Poland0
  193. 156Malaysia0

Number of people not using improved sanitation facilities